What was it that you (or your Devil's Advocate) thought, exactly?
I think mRNA vaccines have been around for decades ... just not for humans. First one tested in 1993, in mice (influenza), per Nature:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02483-w
(there's a mention of Duke Medical Center elsewhere in there)
Anyway maybe this is the first mRNA vaccine approved for humans, but it's not like mRNA vaccine tech was invented out of whole cloth 18-20 months ago. That false belief feeds into the narrative that many vaccine hesitant hold on to: "it's too new, unproven, so I'm gonna wait for now until more data comes in" (as if they have an a priori notion of a level of data that will convince them)
Thanks, but I really would like my question answered by someone that does work in the field. Is it true that previous vaccines have never had side effects show up after six weeks? Or have some vaccines had side effects manifest many months or years later? This is a huge talking point for those that are anti-vax . I hear it over and over again. Adverse side effects could show up years later. I just want to know if the stats bear that out.
Dr Paul Offit, MD, a renowned vaccines expert on the fact that vaccine side effects have never occurred after ~6 weeks.
Video discussing the topic
An article from Paul Offit that discusses the historical lack of long term side effects from vaccines and also discusses that what is novel about mRNA vaccines (LNP and modified nucleosides) is MUCH more likely to cause short-term side effects (if any) than long-term side effects
Coach K on Kyle Singler - "What position does he play? ... He plays winner."
"Duke is never the underdog" - Quinn Cook
Just yesterday I spoke with someone with a lofty position at a respected company that told me about one of their VPs who has had persistent health issues since they got their first shot in June or July. Well educated and successful people sincerely believe that there are real side effects and (I assume) that reporting is being suppressed.
I wouldn’t know, but they’ve been on a leave of absence from work and were in the hospital at some point, so they’ve at least discussed the issues with someone. I have no more details and no one is saying directly that the vaccine caused these issues, but when I was told about it there was a *wink/wink/nudge/nudge* understanding that of course the vaccine caused it.
I am scrupulously apolitical in the professional context, which sometimes leads to people thinking that I’m a safe person to, for example, share their anti-vax stories. And I have been very surprised by some of the people falling into these ways of thinking. In this case, there is a wellness lifestyle connection between the individuals.
Went to blake shelton concert last night.
Masks required. So once in everyone takes thier mask off. I was only one i could see that had one on . i felt like the lone ranger in a covid crockpot .
People just don't care.
Quite disappointed in my fellow concert attendees.
Today's winning health care savant is Nicki Minaj who told her 22M followers that the vaccine makes men impotent and swells up their testicles. Joe Biden offered to call her on the phone and explain her ineptitude, then she said she'd accepted his invitation to the White House which, of course, he never offered. So yes, we are in good hands overall.
Well, we are five days into the school year and my homeroom just picked up our first case. Girl who has it is feeling good, all things considered. Thankfully we said no snack this year, so there haven't been masks off and we won't need to quarantine anyone. Fingers crossed the kids around her don't get it.